Freshmen players becoming a huge part of AU's team

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Sep. 1, 2011

Auburn freshman Reese Dismukes, right, will start at center.

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AUBURN -- When Cole Cubelic arrived at Auburn in 1997, he expected to face some torment. And he did. It wasn't anything serious. Freshmen football players were forced to shave their heads and legs.

Though everyone on the team had equal access to parking spots around Sewell Hall, freshmen were told to park their cars elsewhere.

"If you didn't, someone -- they called it 'The Phantom' -- would make a visit and flatten your tires," Cubelic said. "I never saw anything objectionable, but the upperclassmen made it very clear that it was their program. ...